---
title: 'Back to School (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alan Metter'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/back-to-school-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090685/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Back to School (1986)

1986 · 95 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Back to School is a 1986 American comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, Paxton Whitehead, Robert Downey Jr., M. Emmet Walsh, and Adrienne Barbeau. It was directed by Alan Metter. The plot centers on a wealthy but uneducated father (Dangerfield) who goes to college to show solidarity with his discouraged son Jason (Gordon) and learns that he cannot buy an education or happiness.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alan Metter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-metter)
- **Screenplay:** [Harold Ramis](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-ramis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas E. Ackerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-e-ackerman)

## Cast

- [Sally Kellerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-kellerman)
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh)
- [Ned Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-beatty)
- [Sam Kinison](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-kinison)
- [Leah Remini](https://cinepixo.com/people/leah-remini)
- [Edie McClurg](https://cinepixo.com/people/edie-mcclurg)
- [Timothy Stack](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-stack)
- [James Ingersoll](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-ingersoll)
- [Steve Bartek](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-bartek)
- [Paxton Whitehead](https://cinepixo.com/people/paxton-whitehead)
- [Adrienne Barbeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-barbeau)
- [William Zabka](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-zabka)
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr)
- [Robert Picardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-picardo)
- [Jason Hervey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-hervey)

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